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The focus of the Israeli media on Thursday, August 10, Netanyahu speech at the rally, activists of the Likud and Hamas preparing for a new war with Israel.

«Yediot Ahronot»: the Revolutionary speech

«And Maariv-Shavua»: General command of the southern circle: Hamas preparing for next war

Haaretz: the Knesset, the high Court: the disabled has not demonstrated that allowance of 2342 NIS does not allow to live with dignity

«Israel a-Yom»: Initiative: responsibility for economic assistance to Holocaust survivors will be passed on to the state

«Yediot Ahronot»: the Revolutionary speech

Yuval Carney writes in «Yediot Ahronot» on the performance of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in front of thousands of activists of the Likud in tel Aviv. In his speech, the Prime Minister accused the media of «hunting» him and his family in order to exercise the change of power through a coup. Left camp, he said, is trying to circumvent democracy and to throw it without elections. And Ehud Barak, Netanyahu called «an old man with a new beard.»

Supporters of the Likud, in turn, shouted: «Bibi, king of Israel», «Nothing will happen because nothing happened,» «No to the coup». The event was attended by almost all MPs and Ministers from the party.

Meanwhile, as noted by Carney, activists of the Likud allegedly forced to come to the rally threats. The head of the coalition David Beaton promised to «settle political scores» with those who do not support Netanyahu. He himself, speaking at the event, said: «We will not allow anyone to overthrow the government of Likud. According to Carney, the party argued that for the active support of Netanyahu and the organization of the rally Betonu already promised the post of Minister.

«And Maariv-Shavua»: General command of the southern circle: Hamas preparing for next war

On the anniversary of the operation «Indestructible rock» correspondent «and Maariv-Shavua» Yossi Melman writes about the new dangers from the Gaza strip. According to the head of the command of the southern military district, General Eyal Zamir, despite the fact that Hamas tries to behave quietly and avoid escalation, he continues to build up its strength and preparing for a new war.

As proof of his words, Zamir presented intelligence information, including aerial surveying of houses in Gaza in which Hamas has built to infiltrate the mine in underground tunnels. The General said that part of them intended for future attacks on Israel.

«Hamas continues to endanger civilians in Gaza», he added. Zamir also said that recently the organization launched unmanned aircraft to collect intelligence information on Israel. The UAV fell on the territory of our country.

«Haaretz:» the Knesset the high Court: the disabled has not demonstrated that allowance of 2342 NIS does not allow to live with dignity

The correspondent of the newspaper Haaretz, Yaron levy writes that the Knesset appealed to the high court with a request to reject the appeal filed by the organizations of persons with disabilities, who are asked to equate the disability with the minimum wage.

According to the Knesset, the plaintiffs did not prove that the allowance 2342 NIS does not allow the disabled to live a decent life.

The appeal said that the state had violated the basic law «On freedom and human dignity», discriminare people with disabilities and forcing them to live below the poverty line.

Live in Israel 235 million people with disabilities receiving benefits, the amount of which changed in the last 16 years.

«Israel a-Yom»: Initiative: responsibility for economic assistance to Holocaust survivors will be passed on to the state

The correspondent of «Israel a-Yom» Yair Altman writes that the state will take over the funding of economic assistance to Holocaust survivors. Justice Minister Ayelet shaked ordered that Agency staff has prepared the relevant law.

This decision was taken due to the fact that at the end of the year will break the Israeli state company for search and return of the property of Jews who died in the Crash.

Cost is about 100 million shekels per year. After the collapse of the company to the state Treasury will go 175-225 million shekels. The Ministry of Finance to find funding for assistance to Holocaust survivors. Israel live about 8 thousand of such people.

Netanyahu speech at the meeting of Likud and training of Hamas into a new war. Review of the Hebrew press. Thursday, 10 August 2017 10.08.2017